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"Wisconsin Idols is a collection of short essays about inspirational figures with intriguing and often surprising connections to Wisconsin. Each piece tells an engaging story about a political, sports, showbiz, arts, scientific, or literary celebrity who either lived in the state or had a notable experience while passing through. The list of 100 is divided into six parts: Thinkers, Creators, Boundary Breakers, Scene Stealers, Melody Makers, and Champs. The diverse subjects include world-changers such as the Beatles, Oprah Winfrey, Orson Welles, Georgia O'Keeffe, Duke Ellington, Ann Landers,…mehr

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"Wisconsin Idols is a collection of short essays about inspirational figures with intriguing and often surprising connections to Wisconsin. Each piece tells an engaging story about a political, sports, showbiz, arts, scientific, or literary celebrity who either lived in the state or had a notable experience while passing through. The list of 100 is divided into six parts: Thinkers, Creators, Boundary Breakers, Scene Stealers, Melody Makers, and Champs. The diverse subjects include world-changers such as the Beatles, Oprah Winfrey, Orson Welles, Georgia O'Keeffe, Duke Ellington, Ann Landers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Bart Starr, Jackie Robinson, Lorraine Hansberry, Elvis Presley, Harrison Ford, Hattie McDaniel, Nirvana, and Abraham Lincoln. They also include lesser-known trailblazers who deserve a turn in the spotlight, such as jazz drummer Viola Smith, photographer Pedro Guerrero, suffragist Ada James, American Indian comedian Charlie Hill, boundary-breaking politician Vel Phillips, Nazi resistance fighter Mildred Fish Harnack, dance innovator Anna Halprin, Hmong historian Chia Youyee Vang, fearless scientist Harriet Bell Merrill, and girl group the Chordettes"--
Autorenporträt
Dean Robbins is an award-winning journalist, arts critic, and children's author. He has contributed to USA Today, the New York Daily News, the Village Voice, Space.com, GRAMMY magazine, Wisconsin Public Radio, and dozens of other media outlets. He has also served as editor of the Isthmus newspaper and On Wisconsin magazine. Robbins lives in Madison, Wisconsin.